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Tomonori Yamaguchi took silver in the men's 5000 metres at the Asian Games in Nagoya, securing Japan's first medal in the event in 32 years. Racing a long sprint in the closing stages, he battled finalist winner Balew for the title, while Nagiya Mori finished fourth. Japanese media highlighted images of Yamaguchi raising the national flag on the podium.
- 2Remembering Ōuchi Yoshitaka, the daimyō forced to die by his own clan▼Daimyō or warlord Ōuchi Yoshitaka supported Francis Xavier and moved the Imperial court to Yamaguchi; this led the Ōuchi
On this day in 1551, Japanese daimyō Ōuchi Yoshitaka was forced by his own clan to commit seppuku. Yoshitaka had welcomed the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier to Yamaguchi and moved the Imperial court there, making the city a cultural and political centre. History and travel enthusiasts are recalling how his openness and courtly ambitions ultimately cost him his life and weakened the Ōuchi clan.
- 3Japan U-15 baseball team edges undefeated Mexico in thriller●https://www. wacoca.com/baseball/1428060/ 関蓮太郎の本塁打や山口裕海のサヨナラ打などで粘り勝ち 地元メキシコとの全勝対決を制す | U-15 | 試合レポート # # NPB # # プロ野球 #
Japan's U-15 national baseball team beat hosts Mexico in a clash of undefeated teams at the U-15 World Cup. Rintaro Seki homered and Yuki Yamaguchi delivered a walk-off hit as Japan ground out the win. The dramatic finish against the host nation drew attention from Japanese baseball fans.
- 4Japan's 2025 census shows accelerating decline in Chugoku region●『中国5 県の人口 自然減 進み減少 加速山口』 信越の高齢化率ともに上昇、平均年齢は50歳超え 25年国勢調査 https://www. nikkei.com/article/DGXZQOCC295 N90Z20C26A9000000/
Japan's 2025 national census indicates that the five prefectures of the Chugoku region, including Yamaguchi, are seeing accelerating population decline driven by natural decrease, as deaths outnumber births. Aging rates are rising in Chugoku and Shinetsu, and the average age of residents has surpassed 50, underscoring Japan's deepening demographic crisis in regional areas.